# Full Node **URL:** \ **Category:** Counterparty\ **Created:** [February 15, 2014, 6:43pm UTC](https://forums.counterparty.io/t/full-node/112 "2014-02-15T18:43:32Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![blackbeard](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex004/user_avatar/forums.counterparty.io/blackbeard/32/6_2.png) [@blackbeard](https://forums.counterparty.io/u/blackbeard)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2014, 6:43pm UTC](https://forums.counterparty.io/t/full-node/112/1 "2014-02-15T18:43:32Z")
Do you need to run a full node to be able to use counterparty? It seems like this would be a barrier to entry since the blockchain is pretty fucking huge now-a-days. Also, it appears that the SQLite database needs to have it’s own copy of the blockchain. This seems to ostensibly _double_ the requirements for participation. ---
**Author:** ![Global\_trade\_repo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/8baadc/32.png) [@Global\_trade\_repo](https://forums.counterparty.io/u/Global_trade_repo)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2014, 7:41pm UTC](https://forums.counterparty.io/t/full-node/112/2 "2014-02-15T19:41:41Z")
Running a full node the only real option at this stage if you want to do more than just ‘hold’ XCP. You can buy and sell XCP at exchanges without running counterpartyd. A web wallet is under development. Please see: [https://forums.counterparty.co/index.php/topic,79.0.html](https://forums.counterparty.co/index.php/topic,79.0.html) ---
**Author:** ![romerun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/7ea924/32.png) [@romerun](https://forums.counterparty.io/u/romerun)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2014, 10:09am UTC](https://forums.counterparty.io/t/full-node/112/3 "2014-02-16T10:09:54Z")
from what i read the gui wallet that citiglut about to release is supposed to be light wallet connecting to several fullnodes on the backend to count the concensus